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Required Viewing 01: Sideways
Aug 29, 2026 ·
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Required Viewing 01: Sideways
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Two guys, a week in wine country, and a whole lot of avoidance. Alexander Payne's Sideways (2004) is a shaggy road-trip comedy about a failed novelist and a fading actor...
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Two guys, a week in wine country, and a whole lot of avoidance. Alexander Payne's Sideways (2004) is a shaggy road-trip comedy about a failed novelist and a fading actor that became the defining midlife-male-sadness movie of its era. Payne has a gift for making audiences laugh at people they'd never want to be, Miles is a portrait of self-sabotage dressed up as good taste, and wine is the film's central metaphor, merlot line and all. It is a small character comedy that quietly reshaped an entire industry: great movie, terrible role models.
Dr. David D. Perlmutter joins Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, to talk Alexander Payne, self-sabotage, wine as metaphor, and so much more.
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Dr. David D. Perlmutter joins Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, to talk Alexander Payne, self-sabotage, wine as metaphor, and so much more.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.
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The Kulturecast is a film and culture podcast from Weirding Way Media, hosted by Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, alongside a rotating table of guest co-hosts. Each week digs into where film and culture meet — and how each one bends the other. Now home to sub-feeds including Required Viewing: A 360° Film Study with Dr. David D. Perlmutter.
New episodes weekly.
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kulturecast/id931361376
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/5wjxip9XVYapYuY12yEaGY.
Back the show: https://www.patreon.com/cw/kulturecast
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